How is healthcare changing in Europe?

How can we rethink partnerships between the public and the private sector?

How can patients be truly at the center of EU healthcare policymaking?

These are some of the questions that Break the Bubble explores with the help of patients,

policymakers, industry representatives and healthcare professionals.

Above all, Break the Bubble is a place

for experts to share visions, passions and solutions to the most pressing EU healthcare policy

debates. Welcome to Break the Bubble, an incisive health podcast, available on Spotify and on your

favourite listening platform. The European Health Dataspace, or simply the EHDS, was officially launched in March 2025,

marking a major milestone in the EU's vision for a more connected and data-driven health

system.

But turning that vision into reality raises a long list of practical questions about data,

trust, innovation and the roles of member states, industry and patients alike. In this episode of Break the Bubble,

our incisive health senior council Hans Martins sits down with Fulvia Rafaeli, head of

Diji Santay's Digital Health Unit at the European Commission. The two discusses where implementation stands today, what it will take to make the

EHDS work across 27 countries, and why now is the time for stakeholders to get involved.

What will the roll out of the EHDS look like in practice, and who's responsible for making

it happen?

How can we ensure trust and interoperability across national systems while leveraging the full

potential of AI?

And how can the EHDS drive innovation and empower patients while also creating real value

for health systems, researchers and industry?

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